Rico Dowdle Injury Update

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Dowdle is back on Pittsburgh’s injury report as Questionable for Sunday’s Week 6 game at Tampa Bay, per Friday, Oct. 16’s injury report, after missing three straight games with the dislocated toe.

He dislocated the toe on a strip-sack play at New England on Sept. 20 and was seen in a boot the following week. He had 37 yards on 15 carries in his first two games with Pittsburgh after signing a two-year, $12.25 million deal in March.

Fantasy Action: Dowdle played through the Questionable knee tag and was active for Pittsburgh’s Week 7 win in Paris over New Orleans, per CBS Sports’ live inactives report. Jaylen Warren remains the safer start; Dowdle is complementary even healthy.

Injury timeline — 2026

Sept 20	Injured his toe on a strip-sack play at New England; returned briefly before being ruled out.
Sept 23	Did not practice; seen in a walking boot.
Sept 24	Did not practice for a second straight day.
Sept 25	Ruled out for Week 3 against Cincinnati.
Oct 16	Back on the injury report as Questionable for Sunday’s Week 6 game at Tampa Bay after missing three straight games.
Oct 19	Played in Pittsburgh’s Week 6 win at Tampa Bay after being activated off the injury report.
Oct 21	Added to Pittsburgh’s Wednesday Week 7 report Questionable with a new knee injury, per our tracked injury feed; no practice report confirmed yet.
Oct 25	Active and played in Pittsburgh’s Week 7 win in Paris over New Orleans despite the knee tag, per CBS Sports.

Earlier seasons

Season	Injury	Games missed
2022	Ankle injury (IR Oct. 15)
2021	Hip injury (IR Aug. 25)

Played 17 games (11 starts) for Carolina in 2025 with 236 carries for 1,076 yards and six touchdowns, plus 39 catches for 297 yards and a score.

Sources

• 93.7 The Fan: Dowdle out; Pittman, Warren questionable
• Steelers.com: Week 3 injury report (Bengals)
• SI: Steelers add two more injuries to key starters
• SI: Steelers RB room hit hard before Bengals
• Wikipedia: Rico Dowdle

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Frequently asked about Rico Dowdle

Is Rico Dowdle injured?

He carried a Questionable knee tag into Week 7 but was active and played in Pittsburgh’s win in Paris over New Orleans, after earlier playing through the dislocated toe that cost him three games this season. Check the live injury report for his current status.

Who replaces Rico Dowdle?

Jaylen Warren has led the backfield in his absence, playing 70 of 72 snaps in Week 4, and he is not on the Steelers’ Week 5 injury report.